Paris Olympics 2024: Australia's Matthew Richardson, Matthew Glaetzer medal in keirin final
Australian track cyclist Matt Richardson has finished second and compatriot Matt Glaetzer is third in the keirin final behind Dutch great Harrie Lavreysen.
Richardson was unable to pass Lavreysen on the final straight after Glaetzer hit out first in the final, with the other three riders crashing on the last lap.
It is Richardson’s third medal at the Paris Olympics, after he also finished runner-up to Lavreysen in the sprint.
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Glaetzer and Richardson also won bronze in the team sprint.
Lavreysen swept the men’s sprint events, with the Netherlands also dominating the team sprint.
Also on the last day of Olympic competition, Australian Georgia Baker is second with one event left in the women’s omnium at the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines velodrome outside Paris.
New Zealander Ellesse Andrews beat German Lea Friedrich to win the women’s sprint gold after also taking out the keirin.
Originally published on AAP
